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The state agency for injured workers has nearly completed the distribution of $1 billion in
rebates to Ohio employers that began this summer.

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said yesterday that the final $81.7 million will be
sent out this week to more than 2,000 employers. The rebates for those employers who owe the state
money will be applied first to those balances before the employers received the rest of the
money.

The bureau announced the rebate plan this summer, part of a $1.9 billion plan that also funnels
more money to safety programs.

The final part of the plan, which likely will begin in early 2015, will change the way employers
are billed so that they pay premiums upfront instead of after a coverage period.

The state will provide a $900 million credit to employers so that they won’t have to pay
twice.

At the time of the switch, the bureau likely will reduce rates by 2 percent for private
employers and 4 percent for public employers.